Centre Orders First Nationwide Security Drills Since 1971 Amid India-Pakistan Tensions — What It Means For National Preparedness
In the wake of growing tensions between India and Pakistan after the April 22 terror strike in Pahalgam, the Centre has asked several states to hold full-scale civil defence mock drills on Wednesday, May 7. This is the first time since 1971 — the year of Indo-Pak war — that such nationwide preparedness exercises are…